Re: Rate Bond no. 9 Fragrances

Never tired Bond until today...

New Haarlem 2/5

Did not work at all on my skin. Too much syrup / maple smell and a synthetic note.
I was surprised as I like gourmands (A-men, Rochas Man).
Id like to try other Bonds but they are not available in my city.
I'll have to order some samples.

Re: Rate Bond no. 9 Fragrances

@dougczar: I love ILNYFME, it's my favorite Bond. Glad to see it's one of the only 5 star frags on your list!

Glad to hear I'm not the only one! I'm surprised it hasn't gathered more popularity yet - maybe it will soon.

Originally Posted by L'Incandescent

Wha??? That's one of my favorites from their lineup!

I'd also give Chinatown a 5/5, even for a man. (I wear it fairly frequently.)

I also love Chinatown - I think it would be PERFECT on a woman (5/5). I just dont quite have the guts to try to pull this off (yet) in public. Well made fragrance though. Same with Astor Place (5/5), but too feminine for me to try to wear.

Re: Rate Bond no. 9 Fragrances

I only have some recent experience with two fragrances:

Cooper Square - 2/5 (I own it and have worn it a few times, can't force myself to like it though. It seems like something sharp is attacking my nostrils; trying to sell it off at the moment.)
New Haarlem - 3/5 (I found the maple syrup just overwhelming)

Re: Rate Bond no. 9 Fragrances

I've said it before...I really wanted to like Bond fragrances -they have MONSTER longevity and projection. I tried 10 different ones, and there was always an undertone of some weird chemical...melted plastic and artificial grape? that ruined most of them. The exception is NY Amber which I LOVE and own a full bottle of. It still has that weird smell, but it is hidden mostly by the amber. The only one I didn't smell that chemical with was Wall St., but that just smelled like the underside of my lawn mower so...

Re: Rate Bond no. 9 Fragrances

It's funny, people either smell the undertone or they don't. I saw a long thread awhile back where half the people said they smelled that chemical fruit smell, and the rest said they couldn't smell it at all. It is a shame, b/c I like the projection and longevity, and enjoyed some of the basic ideas of the fragrances (minus the chemical)

Re: Rate Bond no. 9 Fragrances

Oh how everyone's noses are different. Maybe people detect the "base" of Bond and don't mind it or actually like it. I hate powder and if there's even a hint of it the frag is ruined for me, but yet there are many that don't detect powder in certain frags that I do, or they don't mind it or even like it. Who knows.

I could rank a lot of others too...but I won't...for now. Fact of the matter is that it's just popular to hate Bond no 9, I think that quite a few people feel like they have to hate them or they feel embarrassed to admit that they might like them. I always hear that Chez Bond is a rip off of GIT, yet GIT will get a 5/5 and Chez Bond will get a 1/5...doesn't make sense if they smell the same...and Chez Bond even lasts about 10 times longer. If you genuinely don't like them...good for you, there's more for those of us who do...if you've just jumped on the "hate Bond" bandwagon because you think it'll make you more popular...I don't know what to say.

Re: Rate Bond no. 9 Fragrances

Originally Posted by Kybid

Oh how everyone's noses are different. Maybe people detect the "base" of Bond and don't mind it or actually like it. I hate powder and if there's even a hint of it the frag is ruined for me, but yet there are many that don't detect powder in certain frags that I do, or they don't mind it or even like it. Who knows.

I could rank a lot of others too...but I won't...for now. Fact of the matter is that it's just popular to hate Bond no 9, I think that quite a few people feel like they have to hate them or they feel embarrassed to admit that they might like them. I always hear that Chez Bond is a rip off of GIT, yet GIT will get a 5/5 and Chez Bond will get a 1/5...doesn't make sense if they smell the same...and Chez Bond even lasts about 10 times longer. If you genuinely don't like them...good for you, there's more for those of us who do...if you've just jumped on the "hate Bond" bandwagon because you think it'll make you more popular...I don't know what to say.

I don't hate the house in general...Like I said one of my all time favorite fragrances is New York Amber, I absolutely love it. I tried to like many of the others as well, Like Riverside Drive, Bleeker St. , Central Park, and Manhattan, I wanted to like all of them but kept smelling that chemical. Somehow the New York Amber covers it up or it isn't as strong. There are those who like to bash Bn9 b/c they say it ripped off other famous scents, but that is mute...many perfumers build on other famous fragrances.

Astor Place (3.5/5)Harrods Rose (4/5) one of the few uses of tuberose I actually like
Harrods for Her (3/5) another use of tuberose that I kind of like. Normally I HATE tuberose.
Broadway Nite (1/5)
Central Park (2.5/5)
Chelsea Flowers (3.5/5)
Scent of Peace (3/5)
Madison Soiree (2.5/5)
Nouveau Bowery (3/5)
West Side (3/5)
West Broadway (3/5)